Stuck In Development

After a brief Soderbergh Second™, the Carl & Eitan check in on a strange assemblage of Cinemacon announcements. Discussion includes Now You See Me, the fast-tracked Hunger Games prequel Sunrise on the Reaping, and Sam Mendes' impending onslaught of Beatles biopics.

Venting can be cathartic from time to time. And there is no better way to vent than by picking bones.

And boy, do Eitan and Carl have bones to pick in this episode. From Rachel Ziegler being thrown under the bus for Snow White's underperformance, the latest Avengers stunt around the cast release for their next movie, and Utah losing Sundance to Boulder.

Plus: find out where the saying comes from!

Apple's famous cult of secrecy typically prevents the company from announcing vaporware. Carl & Eitan dig into what the significant delay of core Apple Intelligence features says about the current state of the company's culture & product development cycle. In other news, Eitan spent a weekend deep in the New York (live) theater scene, and Soderbergh is back in Carl's good graces after Black Bag.

Spring is almost upon us! And this episode is full of can't-wait-for-the-cold-to-end energy.

First, our local SXSW reporter Carl shares his thoughts on the Austin "festival" evolution over the last couple of years.

Then, they review Bong Joon Ho's Mickey 17 (spoiler: Pattinson is great), before jumping into Apple TV+ land and talking about Severance and Disclaimer, and the role they might have played in the future of the Cupertino company streaming plans.

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After a long & chaotic awards season, the boys sit down with Alex and Kevin to discuss a long & mostly un-chaotic Oscars.

Join Carl & Eitan in this menagerie-of-topics episode recorded before the Oscars.

The main topic is the announcement of Amazon Studios taking creative over the 007 Bond franchise from the Broccoli family. Other topics include casting news in the new Harry Potter series, The Office Universe, The Curse Child for some reason, and Dana Walden making moves for the CEO position!

See you in a couple of days for the Oscars recap!

As is traditional, Kevin Sachs joins Carl and Eitan for some pre-Oscars gossip.

In this week's episode, Carl & Eitan talk about the beauty of over-the-air TV, explore the latest Programmer vs. distributor fight between YouTube TV and Paramount, break down the WSJ "Going to Disney World is Expensive" article (which riles up Eitan), and quickly review Nickel Boys.

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PS - Eitan apologizes for saying the Super Bowl was broadcasted by CBS, when it was hosted by Fox.

Carl & Eitan track the implosion of Emilia Perez's Oscar campaign, review the new MCU Fantastic 4 trailer, and chat about the fate of Disney's Galactic Starcruiser hotel.

It's that time of the year!

Eitan and Carl throw down their high-stakes predictions for media and entertainment in 2025.

The duo also owns up to their 2024 hits and misses, breaking down what they got right and (hilariously) wrong about streaming, tech, and Hollywood's wild ride.

Plus: rapid-fire hot takes on this year's Oscar nominations.